Billy Joel Quotes


Why do musicians give so much time to charitable causes? The most humanitarian cause that we can give our time to is the creation and performance of music itself.


Citations

Joel, Billy. "Commencement Address." Berklee College of Music, 15 May 1993, Boston, MA.

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Billy Joel
Billy Joel
  • Born: May 9, 1949
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Musician, Singer-songwriter, Composer

William Martin Joel is an American musician, singer-songwriter, and composer. Commonly nicknamed the "Piano Man" after his first major hit and signature song of the same name as well as the similarly named 1973 album, he has led a commercially successful career as a solo artist since the 1970s, having released 12 studio albums from 1971 to 1993 as well as one studio album in 2001. He is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, as well as the seventh best-selling recording artist and the fourth best-selling solo artist in the United States, with over 150 million records sold worldwide. His 1985 compilation album, Greatest Hits Vol. 1 & 2, is one of the best-selling albums in the United States.